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Maryland Lt. Gov. Anthony G. Brown proposed Tuesday to tackle the state's healthcare access problem by creating healthcare "zones" that would mimic economic-enterprise zones used for several decades, according to a Washington Post report.
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie signed three bills into law Tuesday that will assist people with serious medical illnesses in attaining insurance overage, according to a North Jersey report.
Aurora Health Care may convert Milwaukee's Aurora Sinai Medical Center into an outpatient center to reduce the health system's losses, projected to reach $30 million this year, according to a JS Online report.
A proposal for a new Palos Hills, Ill.-based surgery center failed to garner enough votes to pass at a meeting of the Illinois Health Facilities and Services Review Board on Jan. 10, according to a Chicago Business report.
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